The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-25
ROLL CALL OF THE CHURCH.

ROLL CALL OF THE CHURCH.
Officers and Members of Rocky River
Church -. Notes Since the Begin.
ming of Mr.. Fennel's Passionate.
In May, 1873, the Rev. H. c. Fennel was
invited rs stated supply and soon after
reared in Chester county-graduated from
Erskine College and came directly from the
Seminary at Columbia and was q licentiate Of
Bethel Presbytery.
Everything was gloomy and dlscouraging,
except the fidelity and religious zeal OF the
few remaining members. The house was old
and had gone much to decay, and presented a
reduced 10 ten: L. T. Cunningham, ]. r.
Cunningham, r. A. Cater, e. Calhoun. Mrs. T.
T. Cunningham, Mrs. l.. Calhoun, Mrs. T. A.
Cater, Mrs. Tilman, Mrs. Jane l.. Cater, Mrs.
Eliza Lanier.
THE D1scoURAGING SITUATION.
The membership OF Rocky River church
was now lower than 1t ever had been, and
these few members were scattered over vide
7 Mr. ]. r. Cunnin CHAM, Mrs. K. {. Timan.
and Mrs. Jane l.. Cater lived at Abbeyil!e;
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 7. Cunningham lived above
Nj Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cater lived in the Fork
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Calhoun. and Mrs. La
nier, were the only members living In the
vicinity Of the church.
TIE ELDERS AND DEAcoNs.
The officers Of the church Mt present are as
follows:
ham, P. Gilbert, w. e. Sherurd, William M.
Taggart-the latter to be ordained.
Deacons-Edwin Calhoun, T.. A. Cater. w.
T. Cunningham. X
RECORD OF THE PRESENT MEMBERSHIP.
The following brief notes in reference to the
members of Rocky River church, 1t Is hoped.
the Press and Banner
b.
Miss Laura P. Baskin. daughter of DR.. j. T.
Baskin, Joined Providence In 1879. transferred
by certificate, pastorate H. c. Fennel.
BSskn oned in is7s by Certificate from
Hopewell, pastorate H. e. Fennel' married In
Miss Miss sallie Louisa Baskin, from Providence
Miss Mary Baskin, daughter Of DR.. J; 7.
Baskin, by profession in 1884, pastorate H. c.
Fennel.
county, by profession December l9, 1880, pas
torate H. c. Fennel, married John H. Bell, Jr.,
March "A, 1881, membership ceased by certih-
cate.
creek, Joined by certificate, pastorate H. G.
Fenncl, married D. s. Benson, November 10,
1856.
Miss Mary benson, daughter Of II Pr; D; s..
Benson, born Penney's creek, Joined by pro-
fession pastOrate H. G. Fennel.
Mrs. Lula Bashin. born Lowndesville, jan
uary 2, 1862, Joined by certificate, pastorate II.
6. Fennel, married a. G. Baskin, January 70
d. S. Benson, born at Old Pendleton. Jan.
uary 20, 1920, Joined by certificate, pastorate
H. c. Fennel, married Miss NJ. E. Miller,
November 1S, 1856.
Miss Maggie Baskin, daughter Of DR.. j. T.
Baskin, Joined in 1879, by certificate from
Providence church, pastorate H. G. Fennel,
married James A, Rled, April s, 1884. men,
lbership ceased 1sI9y by transfer to Upper Long
s, 1885, joined by profession October. 1854, pas
lorate Joseph Gilbert married Mrs. Sarah c.
Giles, May 8, 1860, elected deacon, 1861.
Edwin Calhoun, born at Wilmington, Janu'
sion In 1865, pastorate J.. Dewitt Burkhead.
married Miss Sarah S. Tilman In 1850, elected
% Mrs Sarah aGi S. Calhoun, born Monterey, May
rate ]. Dewitt Burkhead, married Edwin
Calhoun, December 10, 1860.
Miss Frances M. Calhoun, Joined by profes-
sion in 1881, under pastorate II. C. Feunel.
Miss Lizzie Clinkscales, born 1855, Joined by
certificate, pastorate n. c.. Fenne, married
W. c. Sherard. September IL, 1877, died March
Mrs. Sarah Caroline Cater, born Parks
Creek. Abbevile county, September 20, 1923,
Joined Upper Long Cane by profession In 1874.
pastorate of DR.: Turner, and Rocky Hlyer BY
married m J. r. Giles Arril is, 1917, and married
T. A. Cater May 3. 1850.
Mrs Jane l.. Cater, born at Smiths, Cross
Roads, Abbeville county. January II, 1913.
Der, 1898, pastorate r.. B. Cater, D. D., married
Richard B. Cater, nephew Of the preacher,
August, 1899. by Rev. Noses Waddell, D. D.
J. r. Cunningham, born Abbeville county,
APas toPPate Of k Rev ea Thoas G MeByde ma married
by Rev. Thomas L. McBryde. 10 Miss Sarah
Louisa Giles January q, 1851, elected elder
several years before the war perhaps In sSS
willie county, October q, 1877, Joined by pro-
fession in 1913. pastorate OF T. L. McBryde,
married Miss Frances Nichols Moore, Dec. l6,
1915, and on November 10. 1853, married
Miss Augusta Simonds. ordained elder May,
Mrs Louisa Augusta Cunningham. born
Charleston, October II, 1877: joined church
from Central Presbyterian church to Rocky
River October %, 1854, pastorate Rev. Joseph
Gilbert, married Thomas Twining Cunning
William Titns Gun nningham, born Monterey,
torute Ii. c. EenneI, married Miss Annie L.
Baskin, November l6, 1873, elected Deacon In
1885,
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Cunningham, born
Iowndcsville, June lG. 1919, Joined In 1877. by
certificate, pastorate Fl. c: Fenncl, married
w. II. Cunningham, in 1919.
Mrs. Sarah Clinkscales, born Warrenton,
Dccember!2G, 1922, Joined by certificate II. c.
Fenncl, married 4. j. Clinkscales, February
3, 1872.
Mrs. Minnie 4. Fenne. born ut Due West.
joined Upper Long Cane by profession In 1882,
by certificate transferred to Rocky River,
pastorate of II. c. Fennel, married Rev. H. c.
Fennel, 1871.
Pierre Gilbert, Joined 1915, by certificate from
church In Mississippi, pnstorate T. l.. Nc
Bryde, married Miss Maria r. Darlington,
1917 elected elder May 1851.
Mrs. Maria r. Gilbert, born In Hancock
county, Georgia, Joined Mt Zion church. Ga,
In lS4i, transferred to Rocky River. In 1877 pas
toratef. L. McBryde, married Pierre Gilbert,
Miss Pauline V. Gilbert. daughter of Pierre
Gilbert, Joined by certificate from Milledge-
Vile, Ga, 1854, pnstOrateH. e. Fennel.
Miss Lizzie G.. Gilbert. daughter OF Pierre Gil
bert. joined by profession 1871, pastorate A. P.
George Crawford Graves, born IN Abbevlle
county, 1915, Joined Rocky River by profess
sion October, 1856, married Miss Emma F.
Calhoun. February, 1881.
ty. Georgia, 1858, joined by certificate October.
1885, pastorate II. c. Fenncl, married George
c. Graves, February, 1881.
II.
Mrs. Kate Haskell, formerly Miss Kate CAL
profession, under the pastorate Ii. e. Fennel.
In lSSO married r. C. Haskell January 70 1857